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New comment by turtlesdown11 in "Michigan spent $1.8B and only created 602 jobs"

turtlesdown11 — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 23:05:34 +0000

The first Trump term tariffs on washing machines was studied, it resulted in jobs that cost ~820k each in higher prices to the consumer.

The important takeaway is not only did the consumer pay more, but corporate profits rose.

https://bfi.uchicago.edu/wp-content/uploads/BFI_WP_201961-1....

New comment by turtlesdown11 in "'Careless People' author claims Meta surveilled her for 12mos to enforce silence"

turtlesdown11 — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 22:48:43 +0000

Personally, I think the takeaway is to not be a terrible human being wielding enormous power, but sure, the main problem is letting people learn more about how terrible of a person you are.

New comment by turtlesdown11 in "U.S. science is in chaos"

turtlesdown11 — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:19:55 +0000

and we've already moved on to the next snake oil - letting LLMs teach our kids!

New comment by turtlesdown11 in "SpaceX to buy Cursor for $60B"

turtlesdown11 — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:12:13 +0000

... you could just sell $10b in the bloated stock, and still have $50b of bloated stock to sell

New comment by turtlesdown11 in "SpaceX to buy Cursor for $60B"

turtlesdown11 — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:41:56 +0000

> daily mobile users down 15% year-over-year

So just to be clear, down 15% YoY is not "more or less the same or higher activity"

the platform is overwhelmingly bots, so those "users" are likely in a server farm somewhere

https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/10/as-x-loses-its-ceo-daily-u...

Also, they reported a 60% drop in advertising revenue from 2021-2026... yikes

New comment by turtlesdown11 in "SpaceX to buy Cursor for $60B"

turtlesdown11 — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:50:14 +0000

revenue ≠ future cashflows

New comment by turtlesdown11 in "Improvement in advanced Alzheimer’s disease following high-dose psilocybin"

turtlesdown11 — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:53:12 +0000

This is crackpot stuff - there's no scientific evidence of any of this, it's pure grifting. The individual cited above has a phd in educational psychology and runs a pseudoscience "institute"

New comment by turtlesdown11 in "How to earn a billion dollars"

turtlesdown11 — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 17:00:51 +0000

> (The gp's comment is an example of how chatbots hallucinate because they train on the text of people unintentionally hallucinating.)

We're now applying LLM anthromorphism back on people...sigh

New comment by turtlesdown11 in "Flock license plate reader wrongly linked a San Diego man to a violent crime"

turtlesdown11 — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:28:56 +0000

That's pretty sad, because I was making the same point you still lack the rigor to comprehend... ah well

New comment by turtlesdown11 in "I'm Eric Ries, author of "The Lean Startup" and new book "Incorruptible" – AMA"

turtlesdown11 — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:28:46 +0000

its funny bc anyone can just look at your submitted ads

New comment by turtlesdown11 in "Flock license plate reader wrongly linked a San Diego man to a violent crime"

turtlesdown11 — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:45:40 +0000

Is it also not the tool's fault that cops keep using it to stalk people?

https://www.404media.co/cops-keep-getting-arrested-for-using...

New comment by turtlesdown11 in "If Claude Fable stops helping you, you'll never know"

turtlesdown11 — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:48:37 +0000

Could you explain your analogy here, what does a moat have to do with a harness?

New comment by turtlesdown11 in "Flock license plate reader wrongly linked a San Diego man to a violent crime"

turtlesdown11 — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:03:12 +0000

as I posted elsewhere, a tool that requires perfect human oversight to avoid harming innocent people is a problem

New comment by turtlesdown11 in "Ferrari Luce"

turtlesdown11 — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 22:05:05 +0000

> They are even terrible at F1, having not one a title since 2008, despite having some of the best drivers racing for them

zero relevance to this discussion (but unsurprising you conflate), and if you don't understand F1 is a marketing exercise that Ferrari wins, I don't know what to tell you

> Would you call Rolex an innovative brand

Yes I would, the deep sea dweller was a stroke of genius, as was the Tudor renaissance, they are deeply connected to their customer base and innovate for their customers.

You seem unable to understand that for the market of demand that Ferrari and Rolex seek, they innovate perfectly. They innovate for the pool of customers, not for you or the public. They've been rewarded richly by creating new vehicles that their customers demand.

Again, you've provided zero evidence of your fact-free claims, no need to respond further

maybe learn the markets you're commenting on? also try learning what innovation means, it doesn't mean coming up with an imbecilic vehicle like the cyberdumpster

New comment by turtlesdown11 in "Flock license plate reader wrongly linked a San Diego man to a violent crime"

turtlesdown11 — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:59:50 +0000

A tool that requires perfect human oversight to avoid harming innocent people is a problem

New comment by turtlesdown11 in "Flock license plate reader wrongly linked a San Diego man to a violent crime"

turtlesdown11 — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:57:26 +0000

right, its the cops who decide "criminal culpability" all Flock did was lead them to the wrong person...poor innocent Flock

New comment by turtlesdown11 in "Michael Burry says neither SpaceX nor Anthropic is worth $1T"

turtlesdown11 — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:15:10 +0000

> long Gamestop 2019

So he really relies on zero fundamental analysis these days

New comment by turtlesdown11 in "I Got $4.84 from a Class Action and They Didn't Want Me to Have It"

turtlesdown11 — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 03:36:01 +0000

Next time just go to the store, buy some items and ask them to split the charge between two payment methods, run the 4.84 then the remainder on another payment method, problem solved.

New comment by turtlesdown11 in "Ferrari Luce"

turtlesdown11 — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:01:05 +0000

So the company that earns more per vehicle sold isn't "innovative". How do they command their deliberate high sales prices then? Magic? Why doesn't every car maker have a similar strategy? Why doesn't Porsche, Aston Martin, etc have the same success?

Ferrari is innovative and their brand is vibrant. As evidenced by their extreme success.

If you want to argue in the alternative, try submitting facts or evidence.

New comment by turtlesdown11 in "Ferrari Luce"

turtlesdown11 — Fri, 29 May 2026 15:27:47 +0000

Stagnant? Is that why their value has gone up 8x in the last decade? Does the market reward stagnant businesses?

It's very clear you don't follow the market or the auto industry. The fact that Ferrari is the most valuable European carmaker makes it clear they are not "stagnant". A "stagnant" brand wouldn't outvalue Volkswagen, etc.